Okinawan people

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Uchinanchu
gptkbp:autonym gptkb:Uchinānchu
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Okinawa
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Peru
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:distinctFrom mainland Japanese people
gptkbp:geneticStudies show both Japanese and Southeast Asian ancestry
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
Annexation by Japan in 1879
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Ryukyu Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Okinawan people
gptkbp:language gptkb:Okinawan_language
Japanese
gptkbp:location gptkb:Okinawa_Prefecture
gptkbp:martialArt gptkb:Kobudō
Karate
gptkbp:notableDish gptkb:Goya_champuru
gptkb:Okinawa_soba
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Obon
gptkb:Hari
Shimi
gptkbp:notableFor longevity
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Gichin_Funakoshi
gptkb:Shō_Hashi
gptkb:Rina_Chinen
gptkb:Namie_Amuro
gptkb:Shinobu_Kitayama
gptkb:Chōjun_Miyagi
gptkb:Shinobu_Sakagami
gptkb:Yoko_Gushiken
gptkb:Shinobu_Oshiro
gptkbp:population approximately 1.3 million
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Japanese_people
gptkb:Ryukyuan_people
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Shinto
gptkb:Ryukyuan_religion
gptkbp:tradition ancestor worship
noro priestesses
gptkbp:traditionalDance gptkb:Eisa
gptkbp:traditionalDress gptkb:Ryusou
gptkbp:traditionalDwelling red-tiled roofs
gptkbp:traditionalMusic gptkb:sanshin
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Okinawan language is endangered
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Okinawan_language
gptkb:sanshin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5